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gpollak@primenet.com (Gary Pollak) writes:

>On 10-Apr-96 22:31:06, Lawrence *The Dreamer* Chen mumbled that:

>> My A3000 keyboard failed last year....I tried ordering one, but couldn't
>> get one....I did manage to order an A2000 keyboard which works, sort of....
>> a couple months later I broke the return key, which I exchanged the plunger
>> with the right shift key.

>I found an Escom A3000 keyboard for about $75.

>I never thought of exchanging the plungers... how do you get them out,
>anyway?

You take the 20+ tiny screws out of the metal side of the keyboard
(after you open it up)...which hold the black plastic part against the
PCB.

Make sure you separate it with keys pointed down...otherwise all the
plungers will fall out.  Not really a problem, since they all appear to
be identical.....just make sure you know which one is the bad one.

My right shift key still works....its just not 100% reliable....which I
can live with compared to having an unreliable return key.

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